CLEVELAND, Ohio – The news tends to moves quickly on cleveland.com, and today has been no exception. Here are some of the stories from the past 12 hours you might have missed, including the NAACP rejecting Zack Reed's stop-and-frisk proposal, a study showing the fiscal benefits of consolidating jails and law enforcement officials express their support for same-sex marriages.

Reed said his proposal – which he calls "stop, question and frisk" – will save lives of black Cleveland residents by removing illegal guns from their neighborhoods.

The Cleveland chapter of the NAACP said his proposal would encourage racial profiling and damage the Cleveland Police Department's relationship with minority communities.

"It is well settled that such practices represent poor and ineffective policing and predisposes persons of color -- particularly young Black and Hispanic males -- to increased encounters with the police," an NAACP press release said. | Read Patrick Cooley's story

Study shows consolidating jails could save cities money

The Cuyahoga County Jail at the Justice Center, photographed on June 26, 2012. Plain Dealer file

Cities in Cuyahoga County might save money by turning over operations of their jails to the county, according to a new county-financed study.

But the study, which cost taxpayers $95,000, provides no estimate of the potential savings from efficiencies that county management would likely bring to the jails. The study also warns that some communities could be reluctant to consolidate since they could lose money derived from renting their jail cells.

The study says county-run jails could be more efficient and save money on medical and food costs while creating a more uniform experience for people who are arrested throughout the county. The study also says county-run jails could free up municipal jail staff for other police-related activities.

The Potter Stewart Courthouse in Cincinnati will be the site of a momentous hearing Wednesday, when the legality of same-sex marriage will be argued before a three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.AP file Photo

As America marches toward a resolution on the legality of same-sex marriage, special interest groups from across the country are attempting to influence the outcome of several cases being argued Wednesday at a federal appeals court here.

More than 50 individuals and organizations have filed 28 friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of the opposing sides in the five same-sex marriage cases that will be heard by a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

They are primarily church groups, college professors, pro- and anti-gay marriage advocates, and assorted special interest groups.

Included among the amicus briefs filed with the court is one being touted as "a first-of-its kind" from a group called The First Responders consisting of law enforcement officers, police departments and civil rights organizations urging the court to legalize same-sex marriage in Ohio and three other states. | Read James F. McCarty's story

Huntington Bank eliminates nearly 200 jobs

Despite healthy profits and increases in lending, Huntington Bank said Thursday it has laid off nearly 200 people companywide to help the bank's efficiency.

Despite healthy profits and increases in lending, Huntington Bank said Thursday it has laid off nearly 200 people companywide to help the bank's efficiency.

The layoffs represent about 1.7 percent of the workforce, which totaled exactly 12,000 as of June 30. The job cuts are across Huntington's operations in six states.

The Columbus-based bank employed about 1,700 in Northeast Ohio earlier this year. Spokeswoman Maureen Brown declined to say how many of the roughly 200 layoffs were in Greater Cleveland, and the company said little about the cutbacks.

"Huntington has restructured a few internal functions to improve the long-term efficiency of the bank. Fewer than 200 colleagues have been affected across our 11 markets or six states," Brown said. | Read Teresa Dixon Murray's story

Museum of Art scores big attendance, membership gains

The Cleveland Museum of Art reported growth in attendance, membership and fund-raising.Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer

The Cleveland Museum of Art, completely opened for the first time in eight years, is reporting big gains in attendance for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Earlier this week, the museum reported a total attendance of 597,715 for the period of July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014 -- the highest in over a decade and a 19 percent increase over the previous year. The museum also reported big gains in membership, which increased 18 percent to 23,094, including more than 3,300 new members.

"I think obviously a big part of it has to be the final reopening of the complete renovation and addition project," said Fred Bidwell, the museum's interim director. "People are now coming to find a really different museum than they ever had before."

The museum also reported raising more than $46 million to support museum operations and programs in the last year, an 18 percent increase over the previous year. | Read Laura DeMarco's story

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